Coaches exit, Roman leaves Westford and Connors departs Tewksbury

According to athletic director Dan Twomey, Roman "resigned for personal reasons and family matters. Mike Parent has been named interim head coach for the rest of the season."

A report from the Boston Herald said "parental discord" may have played a role in his decision.

Roman took over the program in 2010 when Jeff Kane left for Holy Cross. He's led the Grey Ghosts to a 68-69 record (3-5 this year) and his teams made the tournament in five of six seasons.

In 2013 Westford went 15-8 and reached the Division 1 North semifinals.

Also, Tewksbury High boys basketball coach Phil Connors will not return to that post this winter.

Connors, who led Tewksbury to three straight Merrimack Valley Conference championships, cited financial reasons for his stepping down.

"Tewksbury doesn't allow coaches to run summer camps," Connors told the Town Crier. "All of the other towns (allow) it. I knew this going in and I stopped fighting for it three years ago and I knew then that (being at Tewksbury) would not be a long-term thing for me."

Connors led the Redmen to the state tournament all five years of his tenure. His final won-loss mark was 65-47.

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